diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/common/HostRestrictingAuthorizationFilter.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/common/HostRestrictingAuthorizationFilter.java
index 0308e55e4c..afed1e9e6e 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/common/HostRestrictingAuthorizationFilter.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/common/HostRestrictingAuthorizationFilter.java
@@ -226,9 +226,8 @@ public void handleInteraction(HttpInteraction interaction)
     final String query = interaction.getQueryString();
     final String uri = interaction.getRequestURI();
     if (!uri.startsWith(WebHdfsFileSystem.PATH_PREFIX)) {
-      LOG.trace("Rejecting interaction; wrong URI: {}", uri);
-      interaction.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND,
-          "The request URI must start with " + WebHdfsFileSystem.PATH_PREFIX);
+      LOG.trace("Proceeding with interaction since the request doesn't access WebHDFS API");
+      interaction.proceed();
       return;
     }
     final String path = uri.substring(WebHdfsFileSystem.PATH_PREFIX.length());
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/common/TestHostRestrictingAuthorizationFilter.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/common/TestHostRestrictingAuthorizationFilter.java
index 34bc616e54..503c4170c4 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/common/TestHostRestrictingAuthorizationFilter.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/common/TestHostRestrictingAuthorizationFilter.java
@@ -244,14 +244,13 @@ public void doFilter(ServletRequest servletRequest,
   }
 
   /**
-   * Test acceptable behavior to malformed requests
-   * Case: the request URI does not start with "/webhdfs/v1"
+   * A request that don't access WebHDFS API should pass through.
    */
   @Test
-  public void testInvalidURI() throws Exception {
+  public void testNotWebhdfsAPIRequest() throws Exception {
     HttpServletRequest request = Mockito.mock(HttpServletRequest.class);
     Mockito.when(request.getMethod()).thenReturn("GET");
-    Mockito.when(request.getRequestURI()).thenReturn("/InvalidURI");
+    Mockito.when(request.getRequestURI()).thenReturn("/conf");
     HttpServletResponse response = Mockito.mock(HttpServletResponse.class);
 
     Filter filter = new HostRestrictingAuthorizationFilter();
@@ -260,11 +259,7 @@ public void testInvalidURI() throws Exception {
     FilterConfig fc = new DummyFilterConfig(configs);
 
     filter.init(fc);
-    filter.doFilter(request, response,
-        (servletRequest, servletResponse) -> {});
-    Mockito.verify(response, Mockito.times(1))
-        .sendError(Mockito.eq(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND),
-                   Mockito.anyString());
+    filter.doFilter(request, response, (servletRequest, servletResponse) -> {});
     filter.destroy();
   }